‘It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.’ Anon. I noticed this quote the other week as I drove past a local church and smiled. I remember thinking when I was married at the age of 25 how much my dad had learnt since I was 18. Oh how wonderful is the [...]
‘I’ve learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we’re starting out in the world. That’s because in a way, we’re starting out fresh in the world every single day.’ Maria Shriver If we want [...]
‘Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.’ Mark Twain At the bottom right hand corner of my blog I have placed a form which asks ‘What should we write about next?’ So on January 7th at 7.11pm one of my readers entered the following: ‘Kindness matters. What would [...]
‘The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called ‘the present.” Anon There is nothing you can do to undo the past. You are not in control of the future. All that you and I have within our hands, to work with, [...]
‘Holiness is in right action and in defense of others who cannot help themselves.’ When we use the word holiness we could be mistaken to only think of cathedrals, white clothing, religious ceremonies, monasteries, austerity, confinement, abstinence, and so much more. And yet I would like to enlighten you by expanding your thinking when it [...]
I was talking to my best friend last night and began asking them some deep questions. The first question I asked was, ‘What do you think you have been called to do in your lifetime?’ Finding it hard to answer this, there was a deafening silence that pervaded the atmosphere. I then asked, ‘For what [...]
By living a generous life, you are in fact giving two gifts every time that you give one to another who may be less fortunate than yourself. For the gift you give is the gift you receive. Let me explain. Every time someone chooses to give, something happens on the inside. It’s as if a [...]
‘Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little. I’ve found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full or hands empty. Whatever I have, wherever [...]
When it comes to giving, if you can’t give of your best then refrain from giving. Throughout the years I have been the recipient of some wonderful acts of generosity, but then there have been some occasions where I have been on the back end of some ordinary giving. If you’re led to give your [...]
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